Bi-State Development Agency

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The Loop Trolley will shut down at the end of the year, but Missouri-Illinois transit agency Bi-State is looking into whether it can take over the derailed trolley line. The trolley came with a $52 million price tag and high hopes from its biggest cheerleader, Delmar Loop business owner

• Gloria Lloyd
• December 9, 2019

Pictured above: County Council Presiding Officer Ernie Trakas questions County Executive Sam Page’s Board of Freeholders appointees. Photo by Erin Achenbach.  By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The status of the Board of Freeholders that could approve a city-county merger is up in the air after St. Louis County approved its nominees, but the city still

• Gloria Lloyd
• October 28, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Metro St. Louis had a record ridership day and no security incidents Saturday during the St. Louis Blues’ Stanley Cup parade, with an unprecedented 100,000 extra boardings on a single summer Saturday. MetroLink had 100,000 more boardings than the 25,000 it sees on a typical Saturday in June, Metro

• Gloria Lloyd
• June 20, 2019

An Affton resident is being honored for 25 years of working to advance public transit in St. Louis. Kimberly Cella, executive director of Citizens for Modern Transit, or CMT, has been honored for 25 years of furthering public transit in the region. “Public transit in the St. Louis region plays a key role in providing access and equality, creating jobs, building stronger economies and furthering

• stlcallnews
• February 16, 2019

Cardinals mascot Fredbird welcomes passengers as they exit the new Cortex MetroLink Station the morning it opened. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer. By Jessica Belle Kramer For the Call The ribbon was officially cut last week on the first new MetroLink station in a decade at the Cortex Innovation Community, on the exact date the

• stlcallnews
• August 7, 2018

Pictured above: John Nations asks the County Council for more funding last year. Photo by Gloria Lloyd. Metro CEO John Nations will be leaving the transportation agency this fall, the Bi-State Development Agency announced Tuesday. Nations will leave Metro as the longest-serving president and CEO in its history, the agency said in a news release.

• stlcallnews
• June 5, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Metro is redesigning its bus routes as part of a plan called “Metro Reimagined” that would be the largest overhaul in 15 years and aims to increase frequency on high-demand bus routes and modernize the system with technology. The plan is designed within Metro’s existing budget, with the goal

• Gloria Lloyd
• May 2, 2018

Metro Transit is gathering public input about changes to MetroBus service. Metro will host six informational meetings and two public hearings in April to share the proposed plan with transit riders and the public. The south county meeting will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, at the Affton White-Rodgers Community Center,

• stlcallnews
• April 8, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd Staff Reporter news3@callnewspapers.com The same night the County Council introduced a resolution that could spark a legal fight about county auditor staffing, County Executive Steve Stenger avoided another potential showdown last week by authorizing record Metro funding. Stenger signed on to the council’s wish to grant the Bi-State Development Agency $152 million

• Gloria Lloyd
• September 22, 2017